The Herald has clarification (sort of) of the cost-overrun issue:
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...ebiscite-looms
The Ministry of Sport says that they won't cover any cost overruns, but that only applies to the capital costs. The security budget is a separate issue and falls under the Public Safety Canada department.
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“BidCo is responsible for keeping the budget in line, and Mary’s been very consistent in saying that,” Millar said. “That’s why she will always say there a contingency fund of a billion dollars and there’s 25 to 30 per cent contingency on each project, so there’s your double layer of protection.
“But you can’t mix overruns on capital and overruns on essential services and security,” he added. “They’re two different buckets.”
On Twitter, Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra said there is no connection between the federal ministry of sport “and its contribution to the games and the RCMP and CSIS and their duty to provide security.”
“The security budget is the RCMP’s and the duty to come in on budget is theirs. But by all means let’s clarify,” he said, adding there is “no structural mechanism” for Calgary “to be on the hook for security cost overruns.”
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